Professor Jorge Ferrer FMedSci

Jorge Ferrer is Professor of Genetics and Medicine at Imperial College London and has made major discoveries in the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of diabetes. Focussing on genomic regulation in pancreatic islets, he has discovered hundreds of non-coding RNAs and demonstrated some have regulatory functions. He has also made seminal discoveries that have established the relationships of cellular lineages during pancreatic embryogenesis, regeneration, and postnatal growth. His work has produced a new approach to physiology and disease pathogenesis and is producing new perspectives on type 2 diabetes. He is highly collaborative and has been an excellent role model for younger scientists.